chested

American  

[ches-tid] / ˈtʃɛs tɪd /

adjective

1. having a chest of a specified kind (often used in combination).

   broad-chested; barrel-chested.

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Other Word Forms

• unchested adjective

Etymology

Origin of chested

1400–50; late Middle English. See chest, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Calvert-Lewin put the result beyond doubt in the 49th minute, using a clever chested finish to guide Gruev's cross past Ortega from close-range for his 10th league goal this term.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

It captures the Greek wild-eyed, bare chested and surrounded by his elated team-mates, after scoring the winner in front of the away fans at the Stadium of Light in 2002.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

Dancers, all men, mainly bare chested, began a gliding procession toward the stage, migrating along all the pathways of the theater — the sides, the aisles.

From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2023

Mohamed Elyounoussi chested down and shot home powerfully in the 35th to put the Danish champions in front and Diogo Gonçalves added the second in the 58th after Copenhagen broke the offside trap.

From Washington Times • Sep. 20, 2023

As the newsreel cameras whirred, Moch, dripping wet and bare chested, held one of the cup’s handles and Burke, in a suit and tie, held the other.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown